KR101652242B1 - Lighting conttoller for marine aerogenerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lighting control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator. The lighting control device for an offshore wind power generator according to the present invention is characterized in that when a situation occurs in which an operator must approach the generator at night due to the characteristics of an offshore wind power generator, A specific illumination is switched to the ON state without reaching the local switch. Therefore, the present invention can easily perform illumination control in accordance with a specific situation without operator's operation on the local area of the offshore wind power generator, and can provide lighting support for an accident occurrence point around the offshore wind power generator have.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a lighting control device for a marine wind power generator,

The present invention relates to a lighting control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator, and more particularly, to a lighting control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator, more particularly, To a lighting control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator for switching a specific lighting to an on state without reaching a local switch when a situation occurs.

Typically, an offshore wind power generator is provided with various purposes, such as lighting for the interior of the nacelle, lighting for the interior of the tower, lighting to illuminate the platform, and lighting to illuminate the stairway so that the boat can climb to the upper platform have.

Each of these lights can be controlled by operating the corresponding local switch installed locally.

Therefore, it is necessary to approach each local area of the offshore wind turbine and operate the corresponding local switch. When it is necessary to approach and operate the offshore wind turbine at night, it should depend on the lighting of the work line or the worker approaching the offshore wind turbine . There is a risk that a safety accident may occur in the process of reaching the local area of the offshore wind power generator depending on the illumination from the work line or the illumination of the operator.

In addition, even if there is a situation where an accident occurs around the offshore wind turbine and it is necessary to illuminate the surrounding area, there is a limitation that it can not take any measures to support life support until the ship arrives at the accident occurrence point.

Therefore, there is a need to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks or limitations by improving the illumination for conventional offshore wind power generators.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2013-148058 (2013.08.01)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an offshore wind turbine generator, There is provided an illumination control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator for switching a specific illumination to an on state without reaching a local switch when a situation that should be illuminated occurs.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination control apparatus for a marine wind power generator, including at least one illumination module for an offshore wind power generator and a lighting module for controlling the at least one off- Wherein the management server determines a specific area within a predetermined radius around the location of the accident point or the work point and controls the illumination of the offshore wind power generator included in the specific area.

Preferably, the lighting module for at least one offshore wind power generator includes a controller for switching the power according to a control signal provided from the management server, and a plurality of lighting units operated by the power switching.

Preferably, the control signal is generated by a manager of the management server or as a result of a response to a control request input to the management server, and then transmitted.

Preferably, the management server determines a radius for setting the specific area on the basis of event information of an accident occurrence or a job and the location information.

Preferably, the management server controls the lighting module for an offshore wind power generator included in the specific area to direct the specific area.

Preferably, the management server selects a specific illumination corresponding to the specific area among a plurality of illuminations when the number of the illumination modules for the offshore wind power generator included in the specific area is plural.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination control apparatus for a maritime wind power generator, comprising: at least one illumination module for an offshore wind power generator; Wherein the management server determines a specific area that is an accident point or a work point and controls illumination of at least one offshore wind power generator located in the vicinity of the specific area.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination control apparatus for a maritime wind power generator, including at least one illumination module for an offshore wind power generator, Wherein the management module controls illumination of at least one offshore wind turbine located within the specified area based on communication history within a specific area capable of near field communication.

Preferably, the lighting module for at least one offshore wind power generator includes a controller for a short distance communication that performs short-range communication with the management module, switches power according to a control signal provided from the management module, and a plurality As shown in FIG.

Preferably, the local communication controller periodically receives the control signal from the management module, and switches the illumination set to the illumination-on state to the illumination-off state when a control signal to be received is not provided every cycle.

Therefore, in the present invention, when a situation occurs in which an operation is required to approach a generator at night, due to the characteristics of an offshore wind turbine, or when a situation occurs in which an accident occurs, It is possible to easily perform lighting control in accordance with a specific situation even if there is no operation by the operator to the local area of the offshore wind power generator by providing the lighting control device for the offshore wind power generator for switching the specific lighting to the on state, There is an advantage of being able to provide quick lighting support to the accident spot around the generator.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a lighting control apparatus or system for a marine wind power generator according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement of the controller shown in FIG. 1 as an embodiment.
3 is a view showing an embodiment of the controller shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an application of the illumination control apparatus shown in FIG. 1 as an embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.
6 is a view showing another embodiment of the application of the illumination control apparatus shown in Fig.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.
8 is a view showing another embodiment of a lighting control apparatus for a marine wind power generator according to the present invention.
9 is a diagram showing an application of the illumination control apparatus shown in FIG. 8 as an embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

"And / or" include each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned items.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, components and / or sections, it is needless to say that these elements, components and / or sections are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, element or section from another element, element or section. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element, the first element or the first section mentioned below may be the second element, the second element or the second section within the technical spirit of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is noted that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the components, steps, operations, and / Or additions.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a lighting control apparatus for a marine wind power generator according to the present invention.

The lighting control device for an offshore wind power generator has a configuration for integrating and controlling at least one or more lights provided in a specific offshore wind power generator or integrally controlling the lights provided in a plurality of offshore wind power generators according to a specific event.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting control device for an offshore wind power generator can integrally control at least one or more lights provided in a specific offshore wind power generator by a web-based remote control method.

That is, the lighting control device for an offshore wind power generator includes a management server 100 for allowing a manager to remotely control a plurality of lights based on a web-based system, a controller in a marine wind power generator connected to the management server 100 via a web- And a plurality of illumination units for switching the illumination to an on state when power is supplied by switching the power source of the controller 200 according to an illumination control signal transmitted from the management server 100. [

For example, the first illumination part of the plurality of illumination parts is arranged in a nacelle, the second illumination part is illuminated for the inside of the tower, the third illumination part is illuminated for illuminating the platform, and the fourth illumination part is illuminated to the upper platform, And the Nth illuminating unit may be illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind power generator.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement of the controller 200 shown in FIG. 1 as an embodiment.

2, the controller 200 provided in the offshore wind power generator is connected to the control cabinet 400 through a main power cable and a control signal cable, and at least one of a plurality of lighting units provided in the offshore wind power generator It has a circuit configuration that can supply power to one.

For example, when the control server 100 transmits a control signal for switching the second illumination unit 320 of the first offshore wind power generator 300 to the on state, the control cabinet 400 is connected to the management server 100 via the communication network. (100) to a controller (200) connected by a control signal cable. Thereafter, the controller 200 performs switching according to the provided control signal to supply power to the second illumination unit 320, and the second illumination unit 320 becomes 'illumination on' due to the supplied power.

Here, the transmission of the control signal from the management server 100 to the controller 200 may be performed by a manager who manages the management server 100 or as a result of a response processing to a control request input to the management server 100 And the generated control signal can be transmitted to the controller 200.

For example, the control request input to the management server 100 refers to a request from a user located near the first offshore wind power generator 300 to the management server 100 using his or her own smartphone, And may request the 'illumination on' state of the second illumination portion of the generator 300. That is, the control request input to the management server 100 may be generated through a smart device such as an operator's smart phone, and then provided to the management server 100 via the communication network.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an embodiment of the controller 200 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 200 is installed in a specific position of an offshore wind power generator, and can be operated in a local mode for allowing an operator to directly control the lighting state, or a remote mode for remotely controlling by an externally applied control signal. Mode. At this time, the selection of the local mode or the remote mode can be set by a selection switch included in the controller 200. [

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an application of the illumination control apparatus shown in FIG. 1 as an embodiment.

4, when an accident occurs near the area where the offshore wind turbine is installed, the illumination control device controls the generator light in a predetermined radius on the basis of the input information on the accident occurrence point to generate an accident This makes it easier to carry out accident handling and rescue operations at branch offices.

When the management server 100 is provided with event information indicating an occurrence of an accident and location information indicating an accident occurrence point, the management server 100 determines whether or not the offshore wind turbine 100 is included in a predetermined radius based on the provided event information and location information, .

In addition, the management server 100 can variably set the radius for setting a specific area based on the event information of the occurrence of an accident or work and the location information.

For example, an offshore wind power generator belonging to a specific region (i.e., the K region), which means a predetermined radius from an accident occurrence point, is connected to the first offshore wind power generator 300, the second offshore wind power generator 500, 700), the management server 100 controls the generator 200 by the controller 200 included in each of the first offshore wind power generator 300, the second offshore wind power generator 500 and the fourth offshore wind power generator 700 And transmits a control signal for controlling the on state of the illuminating light. Thus, each controller 200 responds to switch the generator light corresponding to the control signal to the 'illumination on' state.

Further, when the control signals transmitted from the management server 100 to the respective controllers 200 include a plurality of lights illuminating the periphery of the generator, the illumination directed to the point of occurrence of an accident is specified and then the ' As shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the management server 100 may receive a distress signal through an offshore safety system as an accident occurrence message, or may receive an accident occurrence message as a history of accident reception by mobile communication or web communication S100).

Then, the management server 100 specifies an accident occurrence point based on the received accident occurrence message, and determines event information on the type of accident occurred at the specified accident occurrence point and position information about the accident occurrence point ( S102).

A specific area (i.e., a K area) indicating a predetermined radius is designated around the position information of the accident occurrence point determined in step S102 (S104).

Thereafter, the management server 100 determines an offshore wind power generator located in a specific area (i.e., the K area), and outputs a control signal for on-state control of illumination that can illuminate an accident occurrence point with the determined offshore wind power generator (S106).

When the management server 100 receives the status termination message informing whether or not the status of the accident occurrence point is terminated, the management server 100 generates a control signal for canceling the status of illuminating the generator light according to the control signal transmitted in step S106 , A control signal for releasing the illumination is transmitted to the corresponding offshore wind power generator to perform off-state control of the related illumination (S 108).

6 is a view showing another embodiment of the application of the illumination control apparatus shown in Fig.

As shown in Fig. 6, when the operation of the specific offshore wind turbine is proceeded, the illumination control device can control the power of the off-axis wind turbine located around the specific off-axis wind turbine.

For example, when the operation of the second offshore wind turbine generator 500 is performed, the management server 100 determines that the illumination illuminating the periphery of the first off-axis wind turbine generator 300 is at 3 o'clock To the first offshore wind power generator (300), a control signal including attribute information on the adjustment of the illumination direction for allowing the periphery of the second offshore wind power generator (500) located in the direction of the first offshore wind power generator (500)

In addition, when the operation of the second offshore wind power generator 500 is being performed, the management server 100 determines that the light illuminating the periphery of the third offshore wind power generator 600 is reflected by the third offshore wind power generator 600 at nine o'clock To the third offshore wind power generator (600), a control signal including attribute information on the adjustment of the illumination direction for allowing the periphery of the second offshore wind power generator (500) located in the direction of the second offshore wind power generator (500)

Then, the management server 100 similarly proceeds with control signals transmitted to the fourth offshore wind power generator 700 and the fifth offshore wind power generator 800.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the management server 100 may receive a message requesting operation of the second offshore wind power generator 500 from a predetermined message generating means (S200).

Then, the management server 100 specifies a work point based on the received work request message, and determines event information on the type of work performed on the specified work point and position information on the work point (S202) .

A specific area (i.e., M area) indicating a work point for lighting control is accurately specified based on the position information of the work point determined in step S202 (S204).

Thereafter, the management server 100 determines at least one offshore wind power generator positioned in the vicinity of a specific area (i.e., the M area), and determines the vicinity of a specific area (i.e., M area) with the determined at least one offshore wind power generator And transmits a control signal for controlling the lighting control and the lighting on state (S206).

The control server 100 generates a control signal for canceling the state of illuminating the generator light according to the control signal transmitted in step S206 when receiving a status termination message informing whether or not to terminate the status of the work point, The control signal for releasing the illumination is transmitted to the corresponding offshore wind power generator to perform the off state control of the associated illumination (S208).

8 is a view showing another embodiment of a lighting control apparatus for a marine wind power generator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lighting control apparatus for an offshore wind power generator can integrally control at least one lighting provided in a specific offshore wind power generator by a control method based on a near-field communication.

That is, the lighting control device for an offshore wind power generator includes a management module 100-1 for allowing a worker to remotely control a plurality of lights based on a near-field communication base, a management module 100-1, When the power is supplied by the power supply of the local communication controller 200-1 in the offshore wind power generator connected to the local communication controller 200-1 and the local communication controller 200-1 in accordance with the illumination control signal transmitted from the management module 100-1, And includes a plurality of illumination units 300-1 which are illuminated in a state.

In addition, the management module 100-1 can control the illumination of the offshore wind turbine located in the area capable of short range communication according to the operator's setting, or the details of the communication with the short range communication controller 200-1 located in the area capable of short range communication It is possible to automatically control the illumination of the periphery of the offshore wind turbine located in the near area.

9 is a diagram showing an application of the illumination control apparatus shown in FIG. 8 as an embodiment.

As shown in Fig. 9, the management module 100-1 has a function of illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind turbine located in the near area based on the details of communication with the controller 200-1 for short- When it is set to the automatic control mode for automatically controlling the illumination, the near-field communication is automatically performed with the near-field communication controller 200-1 entering the area capable of near-field communication while moving along with the movement of the marine moving means, And the lighting for illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind turbine is controlled to be on.

The local communication controller 200-1 located in the area capable of short distance communication with the management module 100-1 periodically receives a control signal for illumination control from the management module 100-1 On the basis of this, the on-state control of the illumination that illuminates the periphery of the offshore wind turbine in charge is controlled.

That is, when the control module 200-1 does not receive the control signal for the illumination control again from the management module 100-1, the near-field communication controller 200-1 controls the illumination The ON state of the illumination that illuminates the periphery of the offshore wind power generator is switched to the OFF state.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the application shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the management module 100-1 located in the sea moving means approaches within a predetermined near region due to the movement of the sea moving means, And performs communication with the controller 200-1 (S300).

Thereafter, when the management module 100-1 determines that illumination control through the local communication controller 200-1 in short-range communication is possible as a result of executing close-range communication with the short-range communication controller 200-1 located in the short- The target lighting is set as the illumination illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind turbine that is controllable through the short range communication controller 200-1 (S302).

Thereafter, the management module 100-1 may generate attribute information for adjusting the direction of the target illumination to the moving direction of the marine moving means when the target illumination can be adjusted to the direction of the moving maritime movement means, When the number is plural, the attribute information designating the specific illumination among the plurality of target illuminations aiming the moving direction of the marine moving means is generated (S306).

Then, the management module 100-1 transmits the control signal including the attribute information generated in step S306 to the local communication controller 200-1, which controls the switching of the target illumination, and controls the local communication controller 200-1, (S308) in response to the provided control signal to control the direction of the illumination and the ON state of the illumination illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind turbine that has become the target illumination.

When the control module 200-1 does not receive the control signal for the illumination control again from the management module 100-1, the near-field communication controller 200-1 determines that the illumination of the periphery of the off- (S310 and S312), the on-state of the illumination illuminating the periphery of the offshore wind turbine is turned off.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

100: management server 100-1: management module
200: Controller 200-1: Local communication controller
300, 300-1: First offshore wind power generator 400, 400-1: Control cabinet
500, 500-1: Second offshore wind power generator 600, 600-1: Third offshore wind power generator
700, 700-1: fourth offshore wind power generator 800, 800-1: fifth offshore wind power generator

Claims (10)

An illumination module for at least one offshore wind power generator;
A management server for controlling the lighting module for the at least one offshore wind power generator based on a web-based; And
And a management module for controlling the illumination of the at least one offshore wind power generator based on the near field communication,
The management server determines a specific area within a predetermined radius based on the location of an accident occurrence point or a work point, controls illumination of an offshore wind power generator included in the specific area,
Wherein the management module controls illumination of at least one offshore wind turbine located in an area where the near-field communication is possible, based on the communication history in the area capable of near-field communication,
The management module moving with the moving sea moving means controls the illumination of at least one offshore wind power generator positioned in the area capable of short range communication so as to direct the moving direction of the sea moving means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one offshore wind power generator illumination module includes a controller for switching power according to a control signal provided from the management server; And
And a plurality of lighting units operated by the power switching. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control signal is generated by a manager of the management server or as a result of a response to a control request input to the management server and then transmitted. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the management server determines a radius for setting the specific area on the basis of event information of an accident occurrence or work and the location information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the management server controls the lighting module for an offshore wind power generator included in the specific area to direct the specific area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the management server selects a specific lighting corresponding to the specific area among a plurality of lights when the number of the lighting modules for the offshore wind power generator included in the specific area is plural. An illumination module for at least one offshore wind power generator;
A management server for controlling lighting provided in the at least one offshore wind power generator based on a web-based; And
And a management module for controlling the illumination of the at least one offshore wind power generator based on the near field communication,
The management server determines a specific area that is an accident point or a work point, controls lighting of at least one offshore wind power generator located in the vicinity of the specific area,
Wherein the management module controls illumination of at least one offshore wind turbine located in an area where the near-field communication is possible, based on the communication history in the area capable of near-field communication,
The management module moving with the moving sea moving means controls the illumination of at least one offshore wind power generator positioned in the area capable of short range communication so as to direct the moving direction of the sea moving means. An illumination module for at least one offshore wind power generator; And
And a management module for controlling the illumination of the at least one offshore wind power generator based on the near field communication,
Wherein the management module controls illumination of at least one offshore wind turbine located in the specific area based on communication history in a specific area capable of near field communication,
The management module moving with the moving sea moving means controls illumination of at least one offshore wind turbine located in the specific area so as to direct the moving direction of the sea moving means. 9. The method of claim 8,
The at least one lighting module for an offshore wind power generator includes a controller for short-range communication with the management module and a power switch according to a control signal provided from the management module; And
And a plurality of lighting units operated by the power switching. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the local communication controller periodically receives the control signal from the management module and switches the illumination set to the illumination-on state to the illumination-off state when no control signal to be received is provided for each cycle, Device.

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